Book information

Published: October 1997

Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS

ISBN: 978-0-12-576260-1

Reviews

"This book is an excellent treatise on the fundamentals of modern electrochemistry and its applications to the solution of analytical and remedial environmental problems...readable by engineers, chemists, physicists, biologists, and other technical persons trained at the level of advanced undergraduate students and beyond..."--James F. Rusling, University of Connecticut, JOURNAL OF AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

"Explores the application of electrochemical and photochemical methods to pollution sensors and abatement. Intended for both an environmental specialist audience and for the practicing electrochemist, the focus is the positive role that electrochemical science and engineering can play in the detection, quantification, and treatment of environmental pollutants."--REFERENCE & RESEARCH BOOK NEWS"...this book presents some of the most modern approaches to sensing and remediating pollutants, and does in comprehensively..."--Hal Reichard, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROGRESS, September 1999

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Some Definitions and Classification of Pollutants. Environmental Media and Pollutant Transport. Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Common Pollutants—A Primer. Current Methods for Pollutant Analyses. Current Methods for Pollutant Treatment. Electrochemical Technology and the Environment. Summary.

Chapter 6: Photolysis of H2O2 and O3 and Generation of e−aq. Destruction of Organics as Mediated by OH and e−aq. Direct Photodissociation of the Pollutant. Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Examples of Application of the UV/H2O2 System. Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Examples of Application of the UV/O3 System. The UV/H2O2/O3 Process. UV/H2O2 and UV/O3 Systems: Practical Considerations. Heterogeneous Photocatalysis.

Chapter 7: Water Disinfection:Background and Principles. Electrochemical Disinfection of Water. Disinfection by High-Energy Radiation. UV Disinfection. Photoelectrochemical Disinfection of Air and Water. Electrochemical Detection and Enumeration of Microorganisms. Summary.